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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Progress

"Brand New" a work in progress

watercolor 10 x 14

Made some progress on this today. I think the precious-newborn side of this painting is winning out. Don't you think?

Now things will start moving a little more quickly on this painting. I wanted to be sure that I had the proportions right in the beginning, now I just need to strengthen the color and values and deal with the background.

I really am starting to like this painting. I think the hand in front of his face is so sweet. The reference photo is of my youngest son when he was about four days old. I took HUNDREDS (and I mean that literally) of photos of him in that first week, knowing that he'd outgrow that newborn stage so fast. And I'm really glad I did. :)

11 comments:

I love how the subjects in your paintings are so delicate, yet full of dimension. It's amazing to me that you can get that out of just a few colors. Colored Pencil seems to take me forever to achieve some dimension.

Definitely, the precious baby is there. So beautiful! And who can resist those little tiny baby fingers. I was just looking at my little guys hand print the other day. He's 17 mos now and it's amazing how big his hand is compared to his 2 month hand print. Can't wait to see this one finished:)

Its going to be a wonderful painting,Crystal.I have no doubts about it!And I envy you because you have such cute little model inside your own home! you would never go through 'What to paint next?' phase!....

This is gorgeous! The skin tones are so perfect for a newborn. I love his little screwed up face!It must be so nice to have such an array of beautiful paintings to keep. So much nicer that photograhs :0)

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment they really do mean so much to me! Because not all bloggers have their email enabled so I can reply directly through email I will try to reply here in the comments. If I don't please forgive me, life must have been hectic that day! :)) Huzzah!!

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I'm a mom, wife, artist, writer, eater of chocolate, and lover of all things furry and fluffy, except for tarantulas. I am passionate about painting watercolor portraits and any other subject that looks shiny, or fluffy when sitting in the sun. I create something every single day, it keeps me sane and makes me happy. I've won some wonderful awards with my artwork, been priveleged to be included in some prestigious invitational, group, and solo exhibitions, I've taught workshops using my techniques in watercolor for beginner to advanced artists, and have been blesssed to be able to connect my artwork with collectors around the world. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog.